ealdfæder

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *aldafader; equivalent to eald (“old”) +‎ fæder (“father”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑldˌfæ.der/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫdˌfæ.der]

Noun[edit]

ealdfæder m

grandfather
Coordinate term: ealdmōdor
ancestor

Declension[edit]

Declension of ealdfæder

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ealdfæder	ealdfæderas
accusative	ealdfæder	ealdfæderas
genitive	ealdfæder	ealdfædera
dative	ealdfæder	ealdfæderum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: olde fader, eldfader
- English: eldfather
- Scots: eldfader

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